FDR: “After all, parity is, by its very definition, a fair relationship…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1942

After all, parity is, by its very definition, a fair relationship between the prices of the things farmers sell and the things they buy.

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Democratic · New York

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Letter Opposing a Rise in the Parity Price Formula

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